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Thursday, April 4, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bad News For Baldies: You May Also Have A Bum Ticker - Lifehacker Australia

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 04:37 PM PDT


Bad News For Baldies: You May Also Have A Bum Ticker
Lifehacker Australia
Several UK scientists have released statements questioning the validity of the study's findings, particularly in the area of risk calculations. "These figures on increased risk aren't actually known very ... Professor Patrick Wolfe, Royal Society ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>HEALTH: Weight loss surgery available for older adults - Packet Online

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 03:18 PM PDT


HEALTH: Weight loss surgery available for older adults
Packet Online
Weight-loss surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy, may be recommended if you have: • A body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more. Someone with a BMI of 40 or more is at least 100 pounds over their recommended weight. A normal BMI is between 18.5 and 25.

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Overweight While Younger Ups Kidney Risk Later - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:04 PM PDT


Scotsman

Overweight While Younger Ups Kidney Risk Later
U.S. News & World Report
The data included the participants' body-mass index at ages 20, 26, 36, 43, 53 and 60 to 64. Body-mass index is a measurement ... The researchers calculated that 36 percent of chronic kidney disease cases in people aged 60 to 64 could be prevented if ...
Obesity 'linked to kidney disease in later life' Scotsman
Overweight starting in early adulthood linked with kidney disease in older age EurekAlert (press release)

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Risks of Coronary Heart Disease increase with BMI and age - StudentNewsIE.com

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:35 AM PDT


Risks of Coronary Heart Disease increase with BMI and age
StudentNewsIE.com
For every 5 units increase in a person's BMI (calculated as weight / height2), there is a 23 percent risk increase for developing CHD. This is reportedly equivalent to the risk conferred by getting older 2.5 years. The results of the study also ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Putting on weight is bad for your heart - even if you're NOT overweight - Daily Mail

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 07:37 PM PDT


Daily Mail

Putting on weight is bad for your heart - even if you're NOT overweight
Daily Mail
Putting on weight has a damaging effect on the heart - even if you are not overweight, new research suggests. For every five units of body mass index (BMI) increase in women, the risk of heart disease increases by 23 per cent - the equivalent of ageing ...

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